[Karen Bass DEI Queen...] Los Angeles cannot track money spent on homeless programs, independent audit finds

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/los-angeles-homeless-independent-
audit-cannot-track-money/

An independent audit commissioned by a federal judge raised serious 
concerns about how Los Angeles city and county are handling the billions 
of taxpayer dollars spent on the homelessness crisis. 

Sergio Moreno's business sits in the heart of Skid Row, where he sees 
homeless people overdosing on drugs. 

"There were days we'd see two to three overdoses," he said. 

The things Moreno has witnessed made him suspicious on how the city has 
managed the response to the homeless crisis. 

"It's not dollars we're talking about," he said. "Those dollars translate 
into people's lives."

His feelings have been heightened following the independent audit released 
on Thursday. It claims that Los Angeles city and county leaders cannot 
account for the billions of taxpayer dollars spent on the homeless crisis 
last year. The LA Alliance for Human Rights pressed for a series of audits 
in recent years. 

"It's heartbreaking," said Elizabeth Mitchell, an attorney for LA Alliance 
for Human Rights. "It's atrocious. It's immoral. It's unjustified. But, 
what it is not, is surprising."

Many of the problems identified were at the Los Angeles Homeless Services 
Authority, known as LAHSA. 

The auditors said the agency's paper trail was so poor that tracking the 
$2.5 billion spent last year was nearly impossible. 

"It is an actual infrastructure disaster," Mitchell said. "The truth is 
everybody is in charge and nobody is in charge. There are no checks and 
balances."

The office of LA County Supervisor Linsey Horvath called for 
accountability, results and an end to this "nightmare."

"This audit is another reminder of what we already know - the current 
homelessness services system is broken," she said in a statement. "We need 
accountability and results right now, which is why I'm proceeding with the 
creation of a consolidated County department that will end this 
nightmare."

The president of the Downtown LA Neighborhood Council believes there are 
other record-keeping problems. 

"Even the homeless count is not accurate," Claudia Olviveira said. 
"Nothing is accurate and based on data."

Mayor Karen Bass' office said they are working with their county 
counterparts and LAHSA to improve the system.

"The broken system the audit identifies is what I've been fighting against 
since I took office," her office said in a statement. "This audit 
validates our work to change what's festered for decades. We still have 
work to do, but changes we've made helped turn around years of increases 
in homelessness to a decrease by 10% – the first one in years." 

LAHSA did not respond to KCAL News' request for comment. 


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